Meet The Team

Dr. Danielle is the creator and owner of the mobile practice now known as Passion Fur Paws. She attended University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree and fulfilled her love for veterinary medicine at Michigan State University, graduating in 2014. Her first two jobs were in western Nebraska the first few years of her working career where she practiced mixed animal medicine and surgery. After a few years of exploring the veterinary career, she decided her heart connected most intimately with companion animals.

After 3 years of mixed practice she had a yearning for a small animal position only, which landed her in Frisco, Colorado. Shortly after starting this position, she met her husband, Scott, who deeply supported her dreams of starting her own practice some day.

She started as an associate doctor in town and quickly progressed to the managing doctor, where she learned various business skills. Dr. Danielle gained her own loyal clientele in a short time, which made Frisco feel like home.

These prior positions helped shape her desires and vision to what Passion Fur Paws is today. To improve both client and patient experiences, Dr. Danielle possesses her Fear Free Certification and holds her staff to the same standard. Her experience in management also allows for organized, efficient, patient-focused veterinary service while holding the highest standard of care.

Diane has always had a love for the environment and animals. While not allowed to have many pets of her own growing up, in high school in Pennsylvania she volunteered at a nature center where she helped care for all sorts of critters - turtles, snakes, hamsters, mice, rats, ferrets, chinchillas, rabbits, raccoons, a goose and a turkey!

After high school, she attended Bucknell University and graduated with a major in environmental geology and minor in math.

While looking for graduate schools, she did some soul searching and realized animals were her real passion. While doing homework, she used to watch Emergency Vets on Animal Planet and heard about a school called Bel-Rea Institute in Denver, which catered to Veterinary Technicians and knew that was her true path.

She graduated Bel-Rea in December 1999 and got her certification in January 2000. She has mostly worked in general practice, but has also worked in specialty hospitals with internal medicine and canine rehabilitation. She has a special interest in training/behavior using positive reinforcement. She is not only certified in Low Stress Handling, but also Fear Free Elite certified. Her favorite areas of practice are dentistry and surgery.

In her free time, she loves to ski/snowboard, hike, and paddleboard. She shares her home with 3 cats and 2 dogs. Her oldest dog Summit is a retired flyball champion and her youngest can be seen competing in DockDogs throughout the state and has made it to World Championships multiple times!

Dr. McNeilly grew up in Western NY, where she resided until completion of her undergraduate degree. At that time, she packed up and moved West for an adventure. She moved to Colorado in 2003, spending one year in Boulder before moving to Summit County to better pursue her love for skiing. After several years of skiing, hiking, biking, and rafting, it was time to continue her education. Dr. McNeilly graduated from Colorado State University as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. During this time, she also obtained her license in small animal veterinary acupuncture. Following graduation, she completed a rotating small animal internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital. Dr. McNeilly has been practicing medicine and surgery at Breckenridge Animal Clinic for the past 4 years in Summit County. Dr. McNeilly has also provided veterinary services for the Summit County Animal Shelter for the past several years, and will continue to do so. She is passionate about ensuring the best quality of life for her patients, whether that is preventative care, pain management, or palliative end-of-life care. In her free time, she will most likely be found outdoors, if at all possible, skiing, whether on the hill, in the backcountry, or touring with her dogs! She also enjoys biking, hiking, or just hanging out with her dogs, horses, and wonderful husband!

Dr. Liz Hoaglund grew up in Indiana and completed her Bachelor's degree in Biology at Purdue University where her love for veterinary medicine was sparked. She graduated from Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and subsequently went on to Pioneer Equine Hospital in California for a rotating Equine Internship. She then returned to CSU to complete a fellowship with the Equine Field Service prior to beginning her residency in Diagnostic Imaging.

Dr. Hoaglund became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2021 and became dual board certified in Equine Diagnostic Imaging in 2022. She enjoys the mixed caseload of specialty/referral and general practice hospitals and is passionate about abdominal ultrasound, ultrasound guided procedures and cross sectional imaging, particularly CT.

Dr. Hoaglund loves spending her free time enjoying the Colorado outdoors, cycling, cooking, traveling, and relaxing with her family (husband Dr. Brian Young, dogs Alba & Islay, cats Titan, Spock & Alpine, and horse Loki).

Pam is our amazing remote receptionist. She has worked at a pharmacy for several years and as a front desk clerk for a large medical practice prior to working for Passion Fur Paws. Her previous experience has really sharpened her skills to help scheduling and communications go seamlessly at Passion Fur Paws. She has three spoiled cats, and loves all animals.

Victoria was born and raised in southern Louisiana where her love of animals began at a young age, growing up with pets of all types and sizes. She spent 8 years working at our local animal shelter caring for thousands of animals of varying behavioral and medical needs. Victoria is absolutely obsessed with her 2 senior dogs and can’t wait to own a home in the county so she can foster and rescue even more animals.